Dismiss remaining attachments - Too "strong"?

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Justin Masters said: One of my relatives shows up in a census as someone staying in a hotel with lots of unrelated people all showing on the same record.

I get this option in the sources area for that person.



So I click Dismiss and I see this message:


Help me understand this... Does MY action keep ALL OTHERS from seeing this record? Because that's what I'm taking from the message.

*I* don't want to see it anymore. But that shouldn't preclude someone else from seeing it as well.

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Brett said: Justin

As far as I am aware, the "Dismissal" ONLY relates to the particular "Source", in the "Sources" 'Tab', for the individual/person that you are dealing with.

'Yes', I too was also concerned, at first.

But, I did some basic "Testing" [in the "Production" ("Live") Environment] early on in the piece; and, the corresponding "Source", for the "OTHERS", was still available for the "OTHERS", both, as a "Hint"; and/or, in their respective "Source" 'Tab'.

In other words, the aforementioned "Dismissal' DID NOT, in any, affect the associated "Sources" for the "OTHERS" - as far as I could ascertain.

I hope that that makes sense.

Brett

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Justin Masters said: Thanks Brett! I think it would be better if they changed the wording to suggest more towards what you're saying, than in what it seems to strongly state/imply.

Uh... just had another thought. It says "If you dismiss the unfinished attachment, it is removed for all users." Does this mean (poorly written) that if it's dismissed, the "Unfinished Attachments" notification will disappear for all people who have previously been attached to that source? (and is it for just that family unit, or all people on that source? (page)

Thanks for testing! And Happy New Year! (still to come here, but you've already had it for almost a day, if not a day..)

Justin

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Juli said: "Users" means users of FamilySearch: living people looking at profiles, not the dead people recorded in the profiles.

Say there's a census record that's attached to Dad, Mom, and Kid. There's also Boarder indexed in the household, but his entry isn't attached to a profile 'cause there isn't enough info in the census to figure out who he is. This means that Dad, Mom, and Kid all have the "unfinished attachments" notice.
Along comes User1, looks at Dad's profile, and clicks "dismiss", but gets called away or distracted (ooh! squirrel!) before he gets around to looking at Mom and Kid.
Along comes User2. If he looks at Dad's sources, there's no "unfinished attachments" notice, because User1 dismissed it. But if User2 looks at Mom or Kid, the notice is still there.

Clear as mud?

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Brett said: Justin

'Yes', I do not disagree, like a few things in the "System", the "Wording" could be better; but, they are always constrained by room.

But, you certainly would not like me working on the "Wording" = it would be like, 'War and Peace'.

As far as I can ascertain, it means that, (ONLY) for the "Sources", in the "Sources" 'Tab', for that particular individual/person, once you (or, any OTHER User/Patron) DOES "Dismiss" that indicator of an "Unattached Attachments" for a "Source"; then, NO User/Patron will see that indicator of an "Unattached Attachments" again that "Sources", in the "Sources" 'Tab', for that particular individual/person - But, ONLY for that that particular individual/person, not the corresponding/associated "Sources" for the other individuals/person - if that makes sense.

(By the way, some of my "Testing" was with "Institutional" records - it did not seem to affect any of the others on the record.)

But, even despite the "Dismissal", you can go back to the EXACT "Source", in the "Sources" 'Tab', for that particular individual/person; and, "Review" the "Attachments", if needs be - and, attach those that were not previously attached.

Personally, I think that the way that the "Dismissal" feature/function/facility works is a "Win,"Win" situation - I was always terrified that some well meaning (but, inexperienced) User/Patron would come along and inadvertently add the "Unrelated"/"Connected individuals/persons to my Ancestors.

Thanks, 'Mate'.

'Happy New Year' to you - soon.

'Nah', not finished yet, only half of 'New Years Day' gone - a very quite and lazy, family one.

Brett

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Justin Masters said: Perfectly. (I haven't had anything to drink tonight. Not that I drink mind you... but just wanted to make that distinction.)

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Brett said: Justin

'Hah' ...

FYI

Just now, did some "Testing", without even really trying.

I was working on my "Scottish" Ancestral line.

I had a Family, were there was a "1871, Census of Scotland".

I had, both, the Husband/Father; and, Wife/Mother, on different 'Tabs'.

They, both, had the "Unattached Attachments", in the "Source", in the "Sources" 'Tab', for that "Source" (ie. "1871, Census of Scotland").

I "Dismissed" an "Unattached Attachments", in the "Source", in the "Sources" 'Tab', for the Husband/Father.

I then, subsequently, "Refreshed", the "Sources" 'Tab', for the Wife/Mother (in the other 'Tab').

The "Unattached Attachments", in the "Source", in the "Sources" 'Tab', for the Wife/Mother remain unchanged, still there to action.

So, as I suggest, that "Dismissal", for "Unattached Attachments", in the "Source", in the "Sources" 'Tab', works just fine.

Brett

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